w00t w00t booyah

1. I want you to stop smoking. Yes, for good.*
2. A utilikilt. Yes, I understand this is cross-dressing. So what.
3. I just got an iPod for my birthday, so I am now open to all the after market stuff. Surprise me.
4. I'd love one of your holiday mixtapes.
5. You. Yes, I want you - can we get together soon?
6. Hang on until Groundhog Day - I'm sure I can think of something.
7. Cake is good. So is pie.
8. Um.
9. Yeah.
10. Um, bath fizzies?

So there you have it -

*I grew up in hospitals. Every single one I met with a family bedside asking the nurse to turn up the oxygen when it couldn't go any higher? Thought it was all bunk too. Please stop smoking - cancer is just the first thing on a long, long list of things that go wrong when you do. Teeny print. Teeny-weeny print, long as you are tall, wider than the sea. You won't be the lucky one - trust me on this.

I think advent this year is going to be videos - there certainly seem to be enough of the awesome for it. Anyone object?

1. I want you to stop smoking. Yes, for good.*
2. A utilikilt. Yes, I understand this is cross-dressing. So what.
3. I just got an iPod for my birthday, so I am now open to all the after market stuff. Surprise me.
4. I'd love one of your holiday mixtapes.
5. You. Yes, I want you - can we get together soon?
6. Hang on until Groundhog Day - I'm sure I can think of something.
7. Cake is good. So is pie.
8. Um.
9. Yeah.
10. Um, bath fizzies?

So there you have it -

*I grew up in hospitals. Every single one I met with a family bedside asking the nurse to turn up the oxygen when it couldn't go any higher? Thought it was all bunk too. Please stop smoking - cancer is just the first thing on a long, long list of things that go wrong when you do. Teeny print. Teeny-weeny print, long as you are tall, wider than the sea. You won't be the lucky one - trust me on this.

I think advent this year is going to be videos - there certainly seem to be enough of the awesome for it. Anyone object?

I have been to Stats and there is much rejoicing. Christmas cards and new lights for next year, for the win! (50% of everything in the best place in town - I never miss it.)

Dear economy: I did my best. Is it okay if I take a break, say for oh, a few months now? I REALLY NEED ONE. Love, me.

(Kid made out like a bandit - and so glad to have him. For every reason in the book.)

(And yes, last advent post is delayed. Will get right on it. Promise. Sometime today. Yeah.)

Oh, it's not even Memorial Day yet.

And I've started Christmas shopping.

Heh.

Oh, it's not even Memorial Day yet.

And I've started Christmas shopping.

Heh.

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy has covered something you're gonna LOVE.

It ain't Christmas without some Rankin-Bass schmaltz. It just ain't.

Oh hell, why not. Ganked from cadhla, even thought I've been seeing permutations of it filling my FL for weeks now.

BTW, Seanan was probably one of the first people I added to my FL, oh so long ago now - for good reason. You'll love her lots - just be ready to share. She's busy being awesome, and that's not a bad thing.

The Wish List Meme

* Make a post (public, friendslocked, filtered...whatever you're comfortable with) to your LJ. The post should contain your list of ten holiday wishes. The wishes can be anything at all, from simple and fandom-related ("I'd love a Jenny/Giles icon that's just for me") to medium ("I wish for _____ on DVD") to really big ("All I want for Christmas is a new car/computer/house/TV.") The important thing is to make sure that these wishes are things you really, truly want.

* If you wish for real-world things (not fics or icons), make sure you include some sort of contact info in your post, whether it's your address or just your email address where Santa (or one of his elves) could get in touch with you.

* Also, make sure you post some version of these guidelines in your LJ, or link to this post (it'll be public) so that the holiday joy will spread.

Step Two:

* Surf around your friendslist (or friendsfriends, or just random journals) to see who has posted their list. And now here's the important part:

* If you see a wish you can grant, and it's in your heart to do so, make someone's wish come true. Sometimes someone's trash is another's treasure, and if you have a leather jacket you don't want or a gift certificate you won't use -- or even know where you could get someone's dream purebred Basset Hound for free -- do it.

You needn't spend money on these wishes unless you want to. The point isn't to put people out, it's to provide everyone a chance to be someone else's holiday elf and to spread the joy. Gifts can be made anonymously or not -- it's your call.

There are no rules with this project, no guarantees, and no strings attached. Just...wish, and it might come true. Give, and you might receive. And you'll have the joy of knowing you made someone's holiday special.

***
( My Wishes? )

Oh hell, why not. Ganked from cadhla, even thought I've been seeing permutations of it filling my FL for weeks now.

BTW, Seanan was probably one of the first people I added to my FL, oh so long ago now - for good reason. You'll love her lots - just be ready to share. She's busy being awesome, and that's not a bad thing.

The Wish List Meme

* Make a post (public, friendslocked, filtered...whatever you're comfortable with) to your LJ. The post should contain your list of ten holiday wishes. The wishes can be anything at all, from simple and fandom-related ("I'd love a Jenny/Giles icon that's just for me") to medium ("I wish for _____ on DVD") to really big ("All I want for Christmas is a new car/computer/house/TV.") The important thing is to make sure that these wishes are things you really, truly want.

* If you wish for real-world things (not fics or icons), make sure you include some sort of contact info in your post, whether it's your address or just your email address where Santa (or one of his elves) could get in touch with you.

* Also, make sure you post some version of these guidelines in your LJ, or link to this post (it'll be public) so that the holiday joy will spread.

Step Two:

* Surf around your friendslist (or friendsfriends, or just random journals) to see who has posted their list. And now here's the important part:

* If you see a wish you can grant, and it's in your heart to do so, make someone's wish come true. Sometimes someone's trash is another's treasure, and if you have a leather jacket you don't want or a gift certificate you won't use -- or even know where you could get someone's dream purebred Basset Hound for free -- do it.

You needn't spend money on these wishes unless you want to. The point isn't to put people out, it's to provide everyone a chance to be someone else's holiday elf and to spread the joy. Gifts can be made anonymously or not -- it's your call.

There are no rules with this project, no guarantees, and no strings attached. Just...wish, and it might come true. Give, and you might receive. And you'll have the joy of knowing you made someone's holiday special.

***
( My Wishes? )

Mochi and tea is good breakfast, yo.


Really.

Well, in addition to Hat Attack, I've now gotten myself into two other yarny messes.

One, I was gifted with a stash courtesy of an estate. Kid you not, this stuff goes back to when The Broadway was a retail store. That old. BUT. It also looks gorgeous. I think I may look for some patterns to fit some of it, pack it up and gift it this Christmas as kits...but there's enough in there to do that, and have stuff leftover. Stitch n Bitch at MAH HOUSE soon?

Two? Someone local is going to become the distributor for a line of Japanese yarns (think silk and wool blends, ribbons and gorgeous OMG) and needs people to make up some sample garments before January. UH. Yeah. I'll get credit to buy more yarn - I guess I'm still a bit of a softie when I hear about someone needing help to get a small business off the ground. Did I mention she has a husband in a wheelchair on dialysis? Maybe within ten years of my age?

SUCKER.

So. If you see me around, tell me to go knit something. I really do need to at this point.

(Also, suggestions for a knitty stuff icon requested. Gimme your best!)

I think I might make a new record for this program - I'll make sure I have all the supporting paperwork with me.

You need shoes? Well, let me be your elf this year for Christmas. 50% off anything in the store, with some exceptions, as long as I'm there when you check out.

There is a limit of 33 pairs of shoes. The shoes have to be over $20. Anything else is cool.

However, due to time constraints, I'm going to set this for lunch time - and I'll go to the store where most of you can get to it. I'm coming up to see ceolyn and silverkun and anyone else they want me to see - and they've made plans for Friday night, and they come first.

Lunch time is about 11:00 and can go until three-ish or so. If you can't make it, know what you want, and can pick it up later? Let me know. I'll have all my shopping done by then and can use something to do. Trust me.

Please select which store works best for you - I need to know where I should go. These are Skechers company stores.

[Poll #626593]

No, I'm not making a cent on this. These shoemaker's children will not go barefoot. Not if I can help it.